After a series of flops, Johnny Depp is back on track, portraying infamous Irish-American criminal, Whitey Bulger, writes Helen Barlow

Any epicurean entrepreneurs on the verge of bringing another fine product to the Irish food marketplace would do well to trot along to a very promising Outstanding By Design seminar (May 10), at Highbank Organic Orchard Farm, Cuffesgrange, Kilkenny.

Nearly 36,000 runners set out from the Boston Marathon starting line with security tight along the 26.2-mile course in a show of resilience a year after the bombing that turned the race into a scene of carnage.

Nearly 36,000 runners set out from the Boston Marathon starting line with security tight along the 26.2-mile course today, in a show of resilience a year after the bombing that turned the race into a scene of carnage.

In this feature from our archives Irish journalist, John Breslin, charts the rise and fall of the infamous Boston crime lord, Whitey Bulger, who was found dead in his prison cell earlier today.

Conor McGregor glides around the ring in a South Boston gym, counting down the hours before his US debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship today.

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was a murderer and violent criminal but it was the long-accepted fact he was an FBI informant that he was most concerned with denying, writes Michael Clifford

The star witness at the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, the reputed gangster’s former partner, tried to counter the defence’s claims that he’s a paedophile by lobbing the same accusation back at Bulger.

A real life “guardian angel” from the “Gate of Heaven” saved Jacqueline Kennedy from drowning when she holidayed in Co Waterford in 1967.

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger is no longer the feared man who swaggered around south Boston and later became one of America’s most-wanted fugitives.

Johnny Depp is to star in 'Black Mass'.

Meath footballer Joe Sheridan, who recently relocated to Boston, believes the trend of GAA players emigrating will continue to grow.

GEORGE WASHINGTON was a Bruin.

AFTER 16 long years as a fugitive, notorious gangster James “Whitey” Bulger returned home to Boston last night to face charges of murder, conspiracy, narcotics distribution, extortion and money laundering.

As the FBI chased leads on two continents, mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger spent nearly all of his 16 years as a fugitive in a quiet California seaside city, passing himself off as just another OAP, albeit one who kept a .357 Magnum and more than 100 rounds of ammunition in his modest apartment.

BOSTON mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger has been captured near Los Angeles 16 years after his run from the law sparked an international manhunt and served as a major embarrassment to the FBI as their onetime informant eluded authorities.

James “Whitey” Bulger, a notorious Boston gangster on the FBI’s “10 Most Wanted” list for his alleged role in 19 murders, has been captured after living on the run for 16 years, authorities said.

Families carrying photos of lost loved ones streamed into a plaza near “ground zero” in New York today to observe the eighth anniversary of the World Trade Centre attack, wiping tears and raindrops from their faces under dreary skies.

Unbeaten Derry middleweight John Duddy is to fight for the New York State title at Madison Square Garden on March 16.

A TEAM of police officers and FBI agents from America are set for a three-day battle with gardaí on the fairways, which will raise money for a Cork charity.

ONCE again, it didn’t make the second round but his growing band of supporters who made their way to Albuquerque weren’t complaining.